KKR to go public on NYSE via fund takeover (AP)

In this  July 9, 2008  file photo, Henry  Kravis, founding partner  of Kohlberg Kravis  Roberts & Co.,  breaks for lunch  at the annual  Allen & Co.'s  media conference in  Sun Valley, Idaho.  Private equity firm  Kohlberg Kravis Roberts  & Co., which  gained fame by  taking RJ Reynolds  private two decades  ago, said Sunday,  July 27, 2008  it will go  public on the  New York Stock  Exchange through a  takeover of its  Amsterdam-listed investment fund  KKR Private Equity  Investors LP. (AP  Photo/Douglas C. Pizac,  file)AP - Private equity powerhouse Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. said Monday a plan to go public through a takeover of its Amsterdam-listed investment fund gives it access to new markets to make acquisitions and provides the European shareholders better value.